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PATENT oFFicE 7 Claims.

This invention relates particularly to gas ranges and electric ranges.

The primary object is-to provide an improved range having its elementsso arranged and combined as to enable various cooking, baking, fryingand broiling operations to be performed in the most favorable manner. Afurther object is to provide such a range having large cooking andbaking capacity, combined with a large and convenient top surface forthe range body,proper.

In accordance with the invention, an oven-unit surmounts the rearcentral-portion of the rangebody and the range-top, corresponding withthe y usual cooking-top, comprises cooking-top sections anking theoven-unit and extending to the iront end of the range-body and a sectioninterposed between the front portions of said sections,'which may takevarious forms, but which preferably comprises a frying-pan sectionhaving a cover-plate which is preferably at substantially the same levelas the upper surfaces of the cooking-top sections mentioned.

In the accompanying drawings, the invention is shown applied to agas-range, but it will beunderstood that other heating elements may beused in place of the gas burners shown.

The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, in whichf Fig. 1 is a perspective vView of arange embodying the invention; Fig. 2, a front elevational view of thesame; Fig. 3 a vertical sectional view, taken as indicated at line 3 ofFig. 2; Fig. 4, a similar section, taken as indicated at line 4 of Fig.2; Fig. 5, a front vertical sectional view, taken as indicated at line5--5 of Fig. A3; Fig. 6 a detail sectional View showing anti-frictionmountings for a Withdrawable broiler-drawer; Fig. '7, a plan view of therange; Fig. 8, a broken sectional plan view, taken as indicated at line8 of Fig. 4; Fig.l 9, a broken vertical sectional view of'a modifiedform of range having the broiler oven disposed below th range-top; Fig.l0, a perspective view of the device for shifting the broiler-drawershown in Fig. 9; and Fig. 1l, a plan view of another modication.

Referring to Figs. 1-8 of the drawings, A designates a range-bodycomprising, in this embodi- ,50 ment, a large baking-oven A andwarmingcooking-tcp sections B and an interposed section B2; C, an ovenunit rising above the rangebody A and comprising a small baking-oven C',

and a broiler-oven C2; and D, shelf-structures flanking the rear portionof the oven-unit C.

Ihe range-body A may be of any suitable construction. In the form showna lower perimetral frame 1 and an upper perimetral frame 2 are 60 joinedby frame members 3. The walls are formed of sheet metalpanels and theentire structure is supported on legs 4. The oven A is of the usualtype, centrally disposed within the range bodyA and provided with asuitable underlying burner chamber, having a perforate bottom, in whichis a heating element 5 controlled by a valve 5a. The valve is accessiblethrough the door of compartment A3, which, like the oven, is providedwith a suitable handle. l

The range-top or cooking-top B overlies a. burner compartment 6 having abottom wall 6a and a toppanel 6b. A front panel 6c may be removed tomake repairs, if necessary. The burners are supported within the chamberin a manner well understood in the art. Gas is piped up froma servicepipe '7, lin rear of the range, to the burner valves in front of therange by means of pipe lines 8 and 8a. The line 8a is continued down tothe valve 5'e1 by means of an additional pipe connection 8b. Thecooking-top is equipped at its lateral portions with grid-members, orcooking-bars 9 and 10 which flank the frying-pan unit B2 and oven-unitC. Beneath the gridmember 9 is a rearburner 11 controlled by the handvalve 1l, and a front burner 12 controlled by the valve 12a. In likemanner beneath the grid-member 10 are burners 13 and 14 controlled byValves 13HL and 14a, respectively.

The section B2, in this embodiment, comprises a frying-pan unit, orhot-plate unit in the front centralportion of the cooking-top. It isprovided with a pan 15 supported by the cooking-top frame. Acover-member 16, provided with a handle 16, is mounted in supportingguides 17 to slide back over the top-panel 6b of the burnerchamber. Ifit is desired to remove the pan 15, for any reason, the cover'l shouldbe lifted from the stove rst. The frying-pan 15 is heated by means of anunderlying burner 19, which is controlled by a valve 19a.

The unit C, with the shelving D, forms a superstructure which is carriedby the frame members 2 and 17. The unit C is provided with a frontframesection 20 to 'which is attached the vsheet metal housing 21, and issupported in the rear by the back-wall 22 of the range. y

`The baking-oven C', although of smaller size than the oven A', may beof the same general construction. Each is shown provided with aforwardlyswinging door, which is hinged at its lower side to the frame of theoven and is equipped with a suitable handle 23. Insulated panels 24 formbottom walls and suiiicient side clearance is provided to permit heatfrom the burners to circulate up through the oven inside of the walllining 25. The ovens are also shown with trays 26 slidably supported onguides 26a which are mounted on the side-walls of the ovens. Baking-ovenC. is heated by means of an underlying burner 27 which is controlled bya valve 2'7a at the front of the range.

The broiler C2 is provided with a forwardly sliding drawer 28 supportedon guides .28a equipped with anti-friction rollers 28h, as shown inFigs. 5 and.6. If desired, a vertically adjustable unit, indicatedgenerally at 29, and operated by a handle 29a, may be provided to raisevand lower a pan 30, but no invention is claimed in that mechanism perse.

The shelving D may be of any suitable construction or omitted entirely,.if desired. It is shown constructed of sheet metal to provide an uppershelf 31 and lower shelf 32 on each1 side of the unit C. A suitablestack 33 is shown provided in rear of the shelving to vent the ovens andburner-chambers.

It will be understood that when gas burners are used, as shown in thedrawings, suitable mixer Valves will be used to regulate the amount ofair and gas going to each burner. A mixer valve 34 for the burner 2'? ispositioned in rear of the unit C and in order to permit access to thismixer valve, in case the stove is set up against a wall. a small door35, having a latch 35, is provided in the rear wall 22 of the range.

The modification illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 is of the same generalconstruction as the range shown in Figs. 1-8, except that a range-top isprovided with two lateral cooking-sections, has a hollow chamber B5interposed between the cooking-sections; and an oven unit C3, comprisinga baking-oven C4 and a broiler-oven C, is arranged so that thebroiler-drawer 40 may be drawn forwardly into the chamber.

The baking-oven C4v is heated by means of a burner 41 which also servesthe underlying broiler-oven. A broiler-pan 42 may be adjustablysupported in the drawer by mechanism indicated generally as 43. Theburner-chambers of the cooking-sections are provided with sidewalls 44which are equipped with guides 44 upon which the drawer 40 slides.

A handle 40 may be used to shift the broilerdrawer, but as it may bedesirable to shift the device while it is hot, to permit a steak or thelike to be basted, a-rotatable rod 45 (shown in Fig. 10) is provided forthat purpose. The rod extends through the front wall of the range and isequipped with a handle 45n and a pair of projections 45b and 45c set ata ninety degree vertical angle with each other so as to alternatelyengage, upon partial rotation, the front or rear of the broiler. It willbe understood that by this arrangement the rod may be pushed back out ofthe way, whether the broiler is in the front or rear portion of Athechannel. The bottom wall of the chamber is provided with pins 46- toguide the rear portion of the rod.

The chamber' B5 is provided with a door 4*, a hinge 47B which swingsupwardly, as indicated by dotted lines, to permit access tothebroilerdrawer.

Fig. 11 illustrates a further modication which also is similar to therangeshown in l., ex-

cept that a cooking-section B6 is provided in front of a baking-unit C5.It isprovided with a grid 50 and underlying burners 5l and 52 which arecontrolled by valves 51B and 52, respectively.

The operation of the range will be readily understood from thedrawings'. The broiler-oven may be readily drawn forward from beneaththe oven-burner to permit its contents to be handled or inspected. It ison a level close to the -cooking-top, so that the operator can easilyinspect the contents Without leaning over or being subjected to thedanger of being burned. The oven is centrally disposed for convenienceand is equally adapted to a right or left-hand corner of a kitchen.

The .foregoing detaileddescription has been given for clearness ofunderstanding only, and no unncessary limitations should be understoodther from, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly aspermissible, in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A range comprising: a range-body; an ovenunit centrally disposed onthe rear portion of said range-body comprising a baking-oven, anunderlying broiler-oven having a withdrawable drawer adapted to slidefrom under said bakingoven when moved to the front portion of therange-body, and an interposed heating element; and a range-topextendingin front of and to both sides of said oven-unit, thelateralportions of said range-top being provided with heating elements. l

2. A range comprising: a range-body provided with a cooking-top andhaving substantially in the plane of the top surface of said cooking-topat the front portion of the range a withdrawabie cover-plate and achamber beneath said coverplate; and an oven-unit mounted on the rearportion of said range-body comprising a broileroven disposed mainlybelow the piane of the top 'surface of the cooking-top and equipped witha withdrawable broiler-drawer located below the plane of said topsurface and adapted to be drawn forwardlyl into said chamber.

3. A range as specified in claim 2, in which said oven-unit includes abaking-oven which surthe range-body has slidably mounted therein a 1member detachably connected with the broilerdrawer and adapted to effectforward and rearward movement of said drawer, at will.

6. A range comprising: a range-body equipped with lateral cooking-topsections spaced apart and having a withdrawable top-plate interposedbetween the front portions of said sections and a chamber beneath saidplate; and an oven-unit mounted on the rear central portion of saidrange-body, said oven-unit being anked by the rear portions of saidcooking-top sections and comprising an upper baking-oven and a lowerbroiler-oven, said broiler-oven being equipped with a broiler-drawercarrying a broiler-element, said drawer being adapted to be drawn andyforming a cover-member, and said broileroven comprising a. draweroccupying a depressed position and slidable forwardly beneath saidcover-member so that the contents of said broileroven may be inspectedwhen said cover-member is open, and the lateral portions of saidrange-ton being provided with heating elements.

JOHN J. TOOMY.

